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October 29th
181 Notable deaths
Francesco Gargano
Fencer.
Born May 5th, 1889 in Grammichele. [ref]
Died October 29th, 1975 at 86 years old in Gothenburg.
Jimmy Tremeer
British hurdler.
Born August 1st, 1874 in Barnstaple.
Died October 29th, 1951 at 77 years old in Guildford.
Max Götze
German racing cyclist (1880–1944).
Born October 13th, 1880 in Berlin.
Died October 29th, 1944 at 64 years old in Berlin.
Roger Closset
French fencer (1933–2020).
Born February 11th, 1933 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 29th, 2020 at 87 years old in Rueil-Malmaison. [ref]
Lamberto Dalla Costa
Bobsledder.
Born April 14th, 1920 in Crespano del Grappa.
Died October 29th, 1982 at 62 years old in Bergamo.
Heiko Schwartz
German water polo player (1911-1973).
Born September 21st, 1911 in Norden.
Died October 29th, 1973 at 62 years old in Bielefeld.
Jalmari Kivenheimo
Finnish gymnast (1889-1994).
Born September 25th, 1889 in Tuusula.
Died October 29th, 1994 at 105 years old in Mikkeli.
Poul Hansen
Danish wrestler (1891–1948).
Born October 20th, 1891 in Odense.
Died October 29th, 1948 at 57 years old in Aarhus.
Alexander Dubyago
Russian astronomer (1903–1959).
Born December 18th, 1903 in Kazan.
Died October 29th, 1959 at 55 years old in Kazan.
Sergey Savelyev
Russian cross-country skier (1948-2005).
Born February 26th, 1948 in Amur Oblast. [ref]
Died October 29th, 2005 at 57 years old in Moscow.
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